Author Sunjeev Sahota among Booker's 13 contenders this year

Indian-origin British author Sunjeev Sahota is among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel China Room, alongside Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro......

UK pays tributes to Diana on 20th death anniversary

Thousands of admirers of Princess Diana paid tributes with flowers, posters and images at the gates of Kensington Palace as the United Kingdom on Thursday marked the 20th death anniversary of the......

SAD-BJP will score a hat-trick in Punjab polls: Harsimrat Badal

The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine in Punjab will create history again by winning the assembly elections for the third consecutive time next year on a development......

Egypt crisis: Mubarak's family flees to UK

In the wake of the current unrest in the country, the panic-stricken family of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has reportedly fled Egypt for the luxurious refuge of their London townhouse.......

Specialty teas become popular with Assam's growers

Sale of India's specialty tea varieties from exclusive estates in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on the rise in the domestic market, and sought after in overseas markets too. Mokalbari Tea......

Priced tea falls prey to Darjeeling unrest

Being a victim of recurring political unrest over three decades, low productivity and escalating production cost, the Darjeeling tea industry has not been in good financial health over a long time.......

FDI in multi-brand retail on the back burner again

The much-awaited multi-brand retail policy allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the sector has been put on the back burner. Officials close to the developments say the government is likely......

No retail major in rush for India foray

Early responses from top international chains are lukewarm or guarded to the likely opening of the multi-brand retail segment in India.Even as the Cabinet may soon take up the proposal of allowing......

WSH to have goalposts to be used in London Olympics

The upcoming World Series Hockey (WSH) starting from December 17, will feature international standard goalposts that will be used in the London Olympics in 2012. The goalposts have been......